Paynesville, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paynesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain42%0.12″83°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle14%0.01″83°63°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—85°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—87°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers60%0.21″76°64°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—79°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm15%—83°60°+4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Paynesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56362
16-Day Forecast — Paynesville
- Sat83°65°42%
- Sun83°63°14%
- Mon85°65°21%
- Tue87°67°32%
- Wed76°64°60%
- Thu79°59°42%
- Fri83°60°15%
- Sat72°60°16%
- Sun75°54°14%
- Mon77°55°7%
- Tue81°59°6%
- Wed80°62°11%
- Thu84°58°14%
- Fri88°67°22%
- Sat89°63°23%
- Sun95°69°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Paynesville
SPC has placed Paynesville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Paynesville
- 56362